Gladiolus
- Botanical Name
- Gladiolus
- Min Zone
- 7
- Max Zone
- 10
- Height
- 1 to 5 feet
- Width
- 6 inches
- Flowers
- Summer to fall - 60 to 120 days after planting: white, yellow, pink, red, orange, purple, green, blue
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Plant 3 to 6 inches deep
- Space 3 to 6 inches apart
- Dig and clean when leaves turn yellow. Then cure at 70-80° for several weeks then store uncovered at 40°
- Problems
- Thrips (which can overwinter in the corm), aster yellows, virus (aphid vector), bulb rot
- Varieties
- Large flowered hybrids - 2 to 5 feet tall, long flower spikes, large flowers and a variety of colors
- Miniature and Butterfly - 1.5 to 4 feet tall, many flowers/stem, often ruffled, reproduce slowly
- Primulinus - 1.5 to 3 feet tall, large flowers, more graceful habit
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